ABCmouse is a support site that helps your child develop and assists them by providing a host of tools that they can use both on the computer and mobile devices or tablets. Available on both Android and IoS it can be used anywhere anytime, which in itself is a great advantage when you are using it at home to educate your children.

Here you have everything main subject you need covered, from math to reading and art. There are books to read, printouts for you to use for your child to color in and a host of fun games. These games teach a variety of skills in a fun way that can keep them engaged and enjoying learning. There are lots of different activities that are pure learning, like King Grammar who teaches grammar to his subjects and these cover the main aspects of learning that your child would get in school.

But there is more to this than just the core subjects, the whole design is child friendly and safe. There are no advertisements or outside programs or videos, it is all checked and held by ABCmouse themselves. The entire site is designed to be used daily by the children, and so ha simple navigation and controls. This gives you the freedom and your child the access they need to learn in a completely safe space whenever they and you want.

There are also some lovely features that teach different yet valuable lessons. There is a zoo, where your child can learn about a variety of animals, what they eat, how to care for them. There is an aquarium where they can collect a variety of different fish which they can ‘buy’ using in game tokens that they earn. Teaching not only counting, but also the value of saving and rewarding positive behaviour.

Your child can also make personal decisions about how they look in the game, what different things they want to do and how to engage with all of these extra items. There are over 450 books to read with special titles for the younger 2 year olds all the way up to the 8 year olds and material for them. These books can be accessed any time, and if a child has a particular favorite it can be easy to find.

And there is even more, as the parent you have your own section of the website. In this part you are able to see a huge amount of data about your child's progress. What they have been using, how they are developing. With easy to read graphs and information you have a guide to how well everything is going, and if you need to change what they learn or how fast they are achieving the goals.

When you put all of this together you will discover that there is a huge amount of value from ABCmouse. Though this is not a free program, the sheer amount of content and the tracking make it worth trying out. With lots of fun characters, lifelike animals and all of the subjects you could want this is the perfect tool for homeschooling.